Corset



J. J. KISPERT CORSET Filed Aug. 9. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l IM i July 3l,1928.

J. J. KISPERT CORSET 2 Sheecs-Sheet Filed Aug. 9, 1923 Sironi,

Patented July 3l, 1928. i

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH J. KISPVER'IOF BRANFORD, CONNECTICUT, A .WSSIGNOR TO I. NEWMAN &SONS,

i y INC., OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

CORSET.

This invention relates to an improvement in corsets, and moreparticularly to a corset wherein a vest, abdominal support or the like,is arranged within the bodyportion of the-corset proper. The term vestis used merely to indicate an additional body embracing member, 'and itwill be understood that this member may be used at the back of thecorset as well as the front, or' that the garment may be either a backor a front lace corset;'and it will also be understood that the termsback lace or front lace corset lrefer towhether the corset opens at theback or front, and, as far as the particular manner of securing themeeting edges is concerned, the corset may be either buckled or lacedwithout departing from the. principle of my invention.

Prior to my invention, some corsets have been made which are providedwith supplemental body embracing members in the form of front vests orabdominal supports, and these have sometimes been attached to the mainbody portion of the garment by means of elastic straps, which straps aresecured to the supplemental portion or vest throughout the length of thelatter, in order that it may properly be held in place. In someinstances, substantially the entire vest has been formed of theseelastic straps, and there are certain objectionable features anddisadvantages in such structures, to which it will be unnecessary torefer in detail. Some of these are that the vest or supplemental portionof the garment does not properly keep its position with respect tothemain part of the corset, as it is only secured thereto bythe connectionbetween one edge of the straps and thegarment; another is that elasticwebbing such as is used soon looses its life, or is diiiicult to keepclean and perfectly free from odor due to perspiration or the like, andit is, therefore, desirable to Vuse the least possible amount of suchmaterial in the manufacture of these garments.

One object of my invention, therefore, is to provide a corset having aysupplement-al or vest portion which will be free from the disadvantagesreferred to above.

Another object of my invention is to provide a corset with a vestportion secured to the body of the garment in such a manner that it willalways be properly maintained in position when the garment is worn.

A still further object of my invention is to portion of the corset beingopened to sh'oiv the structure of the vest section;

Fig.l 2 is a similar View, but showing the body portion of the corset asit is beingy drawn together `by the laces;

Fig. 3 isa front view of the corset as it appears upon the body of thewearer;

F ig. l is a sectional View of the corset; Fig. 5 is an inside `view ofthe garment opened up to show the connection between the supplemental orvest section and the body of the corset; i v,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on linei of Fig. 5;

Figf7 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 5, with the supplementalsection swung back into the position which it could occupy if the laceconnection between it and the body portion of the garment were broken;

F ig. 8 is a partial front View of a modified form of garment; and

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the garment shown in Fig. 8. i

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have shown the body portion ofthe garf ment at 10 provided with a series of back stays 11 and frontsteels or stays 12. I have shown the garment as a front lace corset, thelaces being shown at 13,' but it will be understood that my invention isnot limited to this type of garment.

Within the body. portion of the corset are provided a pair ofsupplemental or vest sections 14 and 15." In the form of my inventionshown' in Figs. 1 to 6, the ,straps 1G and 17, which may be of elasticmaterial, are connected to the vest section at one end and, at the otherend, to the back portion of the corset adjacent one of the rear stays.Similar straps 18 and 19 may likewise be connected'to thesupplementalsections and to the rear stays and are adapted to lieadjacent the abdomen of the wearer and assist in the support thereof.

Thesupplemental sections 14: and 15 are made of cloth, as is the mainbody portion '3 necessary to provide someV other connecting meansbetween the parts.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, this connecting means isprovided in the form kof a series of eyelets 20 and 21 formed at ytheinnerside of the corset adjacent cach ofthe edges thereof, and shorttapes or laces 22 and23 secured to the vost sections at both ends andpassed through these eyelets. The necessity of such a connection betweenthe vest sections and body of the corset is shown in Fig. 7, where thetapes 23 have been broken and the vest section is swung back toward themiddle of the corset. It will be apparent, however, that when the tapeshave been properly con nected, the parts of the corset will assume theposition shown in Figs. 1 and 5, and the garment may then be easilyfitted to and laced upon the wearer.

Moreover, it will be noted that the connection provided between the twoparts is distinctly advantageous for several reasons. First, it providesagainst any relative displacement of the parts in a vertical direction,in that, while there is.I of course, certain play allowed, duel to theflexibility of the tapes 22 and 23, the parts tend to remain in theproper position. W'hen the corset is fitted to the wearer, thesupp-lemen tal or vest sections are first brought together and securedby the snaps 2li. The edges of the body portion of the corset are thendrawn together by the laces, and it will be apparent that the tape andeyelet connections between the parts will permit a laterally slidingmotion therebetween. so that the front sections of the body portion ofthe corset may be drawn together without disturbing or affecting'in anyway the position of vthe vest sections upon the body of the wearer. Inother words, the vest sections willv lie smoothly and flatly in theirproper positions and will not be doubled or wrinkled, as might be thecase were the vest sections stitched to the body portion of the garment.

The elastics 16, 17, 18, and 19 are not in close proximity to the frontopening of the corset, as the entire vest sections are made of cloth andthis is particularly advantavbody of the wearer.

be made adjustable through several sizes and no part of the elasticstraps will show. This vmade of cloth, the garment will look well andwill at the same time properly fit the In Fig. 3 the sections of thecorset are shown as drawn more closely together to fit a person ofsmaller size. From Fig.v 1, it will be seen that the length of the tapes22 and 23 limit the movement of tlielfront sections of the bodyportionofthe corset relative to the vest sections, so that even though thesefront sectionsmay be separated to the maximum extent permitted, thefront of the corset will be entirel7 closed by the cloth vest sectionsand no part of the elastic members will be in evidence.

In Figs. 8 and 9, I have shown a modified form of corset inwhichvthesupplemental or vest sections 30- are connected to the bodyl sections31. without the use of any elastic whatever. This connection is made inamanner similar to that already described, in that the body portion ofthe corset is provided with a series of eyelets 32 and through theseeyelets are passed tapes or laces 33 connected at both ends to the vestsection. In order to keep the vest section in a smooth and unwrinkledposition upon the body of the wearer, stiff' stays 311 are providedbelow the laces 33. It will be observed that in such cases, no elasticstrapsare needed to exert tension upon lthe vest sections to keep themin their proper positions upon the bodyl of the wearer. In this formofmy invention, I also use a slidable `connection between the bodyportion of the corset `and the vest seccomprising a body portion havingthe usual ge'ous, in that, by this means the corset may vided withlaterally extending tapes secured thereto at both ends, and eyeletsarranged interiorly of the body portion 'of the corset to receive saidtapes between said secured ends to Yslidably connect the-vest sectionsthereto. l

3. A corset of the character described, comprising a body portion havingtheusual opening and a twopart supplemental vest section arranged tospansaid opening, said vest section having laterally extending tapes securedat their ends thereto, and means upon the body portion of the corset toslidably receive that portion of the tapes between their secured ends.v

t. A corset of the character described, comprising a body portion havingthe usual opening and a two part supplemental vest section arranged tospan said opening, said vest section having laterally extending tapessecured at their ends thereto, and means upon the body portion ofthecorset to slidably receive that portion ofthe tapes between theirsecured ends, and strips of elastic secured to the body portion of thecorset and to the rear edges of the parts of the vest section.

5. A corset comprising a body section having the usual free edgesadapted to be drawn together when the corset is tted upon the wearer,and a supplemental or vest section arranged adjacent the opening at saidedges, and cooperating securing means upon the body section and vestsection of the corset, said securing means constituting a slidableconnection therebetween and arranged between the lateral edges of thevest section so as to hold itagainst vertical displacement whilepermitting bodily sliding movement thereof relatively to the bodysection, and

means to cause said vest section to lie flatly against the body of thewearer within the garment.

6. A corset comprising a body sectionhaving the usual free edges adaptedto be ldrawn together when the corset is fitted upon the wearer, and asupplemental or vest section arranged adjacent the opening at saidedges, and cooperating securing means upon the body section and vestsection of the c rset, said securing means constituting a slidableconnection therebetween and arranged between the lateral edges of thevest section so as to hold it against vertical displacementwhilepermitting bodily sliding movement thereof relatively to the bodysection, and means to cause said vest section to lie flatly against thebody of the wearer within the garment, and said means comprising elasticstraps .secured to the edges of the vest section and to the body portionof the garment. y

7. A corset or like garment, comprising a body section having the usualfree edges adapted to be drawn together when the corset is fitted uponthe wearer, means for drawing said edges together, a supplemental orvest section arranged adjacent the openings said edges,-means forsecuring said `vestsection between its side edges to the.

body section of the corset', said means being independent of said meansfordl'awing the edges of thebody portion together and constituting alslidablev connection between .the

vest-section anc the bodyv portion, said slidable connection holding thef vest section against. vertical displacement but permitting bodilylateral movement independentlyy of the body portion of the corset toadjust itself to the body of the wearer.

knient of the vest section thereon but not vertical movement, wherebythe rvest may adjust itself laterally relatively to the body section,said securing means being positioned between the lateral edges of thevest section and at a plurality of points between the top and bottomthereof.

9. A corset or like garment comprising a body section having the usualfree edges adapted to be drawn together when the corset is fitted uponthe wearer, means for drawing the edges together, a supplemental or vestsection arranged adjacent the opening at said edges, and cooperatingsecuring means upon the body section and vest section of the corset,said securing'means being independent of the means for drawing thevedges together and constitutinga slidable connection between -the bodysection and the vest sect-ion and permitting lateral movement of thevest relative tothe body but not vertical movement, and said securingmeans being arranged between the lateral edges of the vest section so asto hold it against vertical displacement while permitting bodily slidingmovement thereon relative to the body section.

l0. A corset comprising a body section having the usual free edgesadapted to be drawn together when the corset is fitted upon ,the wearer,means for drawing the edges together, a supplemental or vest sectionarranged adjacent the opening at said edges, and cooperating securingmeans upon the body section and vest section of the corset, saidsecuring means being independent of the means for drawing the edges ofthe body. section together and constituting a' slidable connectiontherebetween and posi- IBU tioned on the front of the vest memberopposed to the body portion of the corset.

11. A corset or like garment, comprising a body section having the usualfree edges adapted to be drawn together when the corset is Iitted uponthe wearer, means for Vdrawing thevedges of the body sect-ion together,a supplemental or vest section arranged adjacent the opening at saidedges, means for securing said vest section between its side edges tothe body portion of the corset, said means being independent of themeans for drawing thevedges o't' the body portion together andconstituting a slidabie `connection between the vest and body .por-

tions, said connection holding the vest section against vertical`displacement but permitting lbodily lateral movement independbottom ofthe body and having -an opening 1 adjacent the opening of the bodyportion.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on this 7th day ofAugust, 1923*.

' JOSEPH J. Kisrnm.

